Explore the Family Name Bargo

The meaning of Bargo

Galician: habitational name from any of several places called Bargo (Galicia, Spain).

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How common is the last name Bargo in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bargo has seen a notable increase from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Bargo ranked 20,028 in terms of popularity and increased its rank to 18,793 by 2010 - an improvement of 6.17%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,239 to 1,458 over the same period, marking a significant rise of 17.68%. The proportion of people named Bargo per 100,000 population similarly increased by 6.52%, demonstrating a growing prevalence of the surname in the United States.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,028	#18,793	6.17%
Count	1,239	1,458	17.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.49	6.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bargo

In terms of ethnic identity, shifts were observed within the Bargo surname bearers between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. There was a noteworthy increase in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (62.86%) and Hispanic (75.18%), although they still represent a minor part of the total. The portion of individuals reporting two or more races decreased slightly by 15.17%, while individuals identifying as Black made up 2.19% of the total in 2010, where there was no representation in 2000. The majority of people with the surname Bargo identified as White, although the percentage dropped from 93.54% in 2000 to 89.64% in 2010. A small portion (0.41%) also reported being of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.54%	89.64%	-4.17%
Hispanic	2.74%	4.8%	75.18%
Black	0%	2.19%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.05%	1.71%	62.86%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.23%	-15.17%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.41%	0%